Eric and Don Jr.'s lawyer aghast at 'brazen' comparison to pharma bro Martin Shkreli

An attorney for Eric and Donald Trump Jr. expressed outrage Wednesday after the brothers were compared to financial criminal Martin Shkreli.

In a letter to New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, New York Attorney General Letitia James cited an appeals court decision to uphold Shkreli's lifetime ban on doing business in the pharmaceutical industry.

James has asked the court to ban the Trump sons from the real estate business for five years.

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Court reporter Erik Uebelacker shared attorney Clifford Robert's response on behalf of the pair.

"The Attorney General's brazen attempt to compare this case to that of Martin Shkreli fully demonstrates her willingness to wield the power of her office recklessly in her crusade to destroy the front-running candidate for President of the United States," Robert wrote.

"Such shocking and tyrannical interference in the free markets for political gain places every New York business transaction at risk," he added.